This means that the two can­di­dates for the 41st District seat has each raised more than $5,100 from at least 150 res­i­dents of Gro­ton and New Lon­don, with a do­na­tion be­tween $5 and $250 from each per­son.

Richards an­nounced his qual­i­fi­ca­tion in a news re­lease, while de la Cruz con­firmed to The Day on Mon­day that he reached the fundrais­ing thresh­old.